Faith Petrick isn't the only San Francisco singer of ballads. People know Sharyn Dimmick for her Wallflower Waltz, but her real love is ballads. Sadie Damascus has a phenomenal number of ballads in her head, and she sings them with an unusual flair. Our very own Blessings Barbara always sings a few, and so does Lani Herrmann. Hmmm. I'm seeing faces of several more, but can't recall names.
It does seem like the ballad singers are mostly women, particularly in San Francisco.
I'm sure most of the people on the Ballad-L List are ballad singers.
-Joe Offer-